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Showing 23512360 of 10426 articles for Art. Avis CEPC n° 09-14

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-29-8

…se issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-9

…d breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés et peuvent commun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HI

…may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier, ni du r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1080

…the particulars required for publication of the title deed in the forms provided for by the décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-62

Persons entered in the file pursuant to the first paragraph of B of II of article 19 de la loi n° 2015-912 du 25 juillet 2015 may apply to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the deletion of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2341-7

The provisions of articles L. 2141-13 and L. 2141-14 apply.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

A Steering Committee reports to the President of the institution. It issues opinions on the cultural orientations of the institution and on all of its activities. It evaluates the fulfilment of its va…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-22

In situations of vital urgency and in the absence of therapeutic alternatives, the doctor may also waive the prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14. An order by the Ministe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-32

The letter of notification that accompanies the copy of the decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or the order of its Chairman shall indicate the time limit within which the appeal ma…

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